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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2015
Japan, Mongolia sign economic partnership agreement
Japan and Mongolia have signed a bilateral economic partnership agreement that will expand trade and enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2014
FTA talks stall over European access to gas, electricity markets
Japan and the European Union struggled to bridge gaps over the opening up of Japan's electricity and gas markets, one of Europe's key interests, during a round of free-trade talks that ended Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 1, 2014
Japan, Turkey open trade talks in Tokyo
Japan and Turkey began their first round of negotiations Monday for a bilateral free trade agreement, aiming to further strengthen economic cooperation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2014
TPP nations aim to conclude talks on some issues by the end of the year
Countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative have set a target of concluding negotiations on some issues by the end of the year, despite failing to fix a time line for the most contentious areas, including tariffs, sources close to the negotiations said.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 12, 2014
Iceland eager to reach free trade agreement with Japan
Iceland Foreign Minister Gunnar Sveinsson said his country is eager to reach a free trade agreement with Japan, calling on Tokyo to take "new steps" in this direction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 8, 2014
TPP ministers say year-end deal unlikely but agree to speed up talks
Trade chiefs involved in a Pacific Rim free trade initiative failed to clear a path for concluding a deal by the end of the year as proposed by the United States, but they agreed to accelerate their talks as much as possible, a Cabinet minister said Saturday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 31, 2014
No prospect for TPP breakthrough at APEC: U.S.
U.S. trade chief Michael Froman said Thursday there is no prospect of clinching an agreement on a contentious Pacific free trade initiative at the upcoming summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 13, 2014
Canada ratifies China deal that may help smooth relations
Canada has finally ratified a foreign investment protection agreement with China after a two-year delay, a step that may help ease tensions between the two countries and smooth the way for a possible visit to China by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 9, 2014
Australia urges Japan to further lower beef tariffs in TPP
Australia is urging Japan to further lower its tariffs on beef under the Trans-Pacific Partnership after Tokyo agreed to substantially cut them under a two-way free trade deal struck in April, negotiation sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 29, 2014
Japan, U.S. trade chief might hold TPP powwow in September: Amari
Tokyo and Washington could hold a ministerial meeting in September to reach agreement on contentious bilateral issues related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the minister in charge of the trade initiative said Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 18, 2014
TPP meeting scheduled in Hanoi next month
The 12 nations involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative will hold a working-level meeting in Hanoi next month, Japanese government officials said Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 14, 2014
Japan-U.S. auto talks leave TPP spinning its wheels
Japan and the United States failed to make significant progress Thursday on opening the Japanese automobile sector, ending working-level talks in Tokyo aimed at sealing the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 6, 2014
Japan, U.S. take 'step forward' in beef, pork tariffs talks
Japan and the United States have taken a "step forward" in negotiations over Tokyo's proposal to maintain tariffs on beef and pork under the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but severe hurdles remain, a Japanese trade official said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2014
Abe talks up trade ties with Latin American alliance
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed eagerness Saturday to bolster economic and trade ties with the four Latin American nations that make up the Pacific Alliance, after accelerating the conclusion of a free trade agreement with Colombia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 30, 2014
In Colombia, Abe agrees to boost ties with Pacific Alliance
Japan has agreed to strengthen its ties with the Pacific Alliance, a forum for economic cooperation comprised of Colombia and three other Latin American countries, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said after talks with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2014
590 Filipinas not covered by FTA came to Japan to work as caregivers
About 590 Filipino women have come to Japan to work in the nursing care industry but are in dire financial straits and ineligible for public support under the Japan-Philippines economic partnership agreement.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2014
FTA to let Aussie tuna, orange levies drop in stages
Japan will abolish tariffs on Australian tuna and oranges over a decade when their bilateral FTA takes effect.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 12, 2014
Japan rejects U.S. proposal to abolish auto tariffs over 30 years
The United States has proposed eliminating tariffs on imported Japanese vehicles over 30 years in bilateral talks related to a wider Pacific free trade pact, but Japan rejected it because the phaseout period is unusually long, sources close to the matter said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 9, 2014
U.S. beef exporters disadvantaged by Aussie-Japan free trade pact
U.S. beef shipments to Japan may drop after the largest Asian buyer inked a deal with Australia to begin reducing import tariffs as early as next year, the agriculture ministry said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Apr 8, 2014
Australian FTA limits Obama's TPP options
The Japan-Australia free trade deal that lowers or ends tariffs on Australian beef and dairy exports to Japan and on Japanese exports of machinery, consumer electronics, auto parts and food products to Australia, now puts pressure on the United States — and President Barack Obama in particular —...
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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